In a separate stop on the same highway in Hackensack, authorities say Manuel Perez-Guerrero, 29, of Paterson, and his passenger, Lakey Guerra-Pujols of Oakfield, N.Y., had heroin and hollow point bullets in a hidden compartment.

More drugs and weapons were found during searches of the two homes, where two more Paterson men were arrested.

Authorities seized more than $116,000 worth of drugs in the busts, The Bergen County Record reported.

“The success of this operation prevented the distribution of a large quantity of heroin, and removed guns from the hands of criminals,” Col. Rick Fuentes, superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, said in a news release.